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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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